In today’s payments landscape, merchants need more than a provider. They need a trusted payments partner capable of navigating complexity, managing risk, supporting growth, and delivering reliable payment acceptance across multiple markets.

At Axcess, delivering that support means partnering with some of the most innovative and capable acquirers in the industry. As part of our series introducing the banks, acquirers, and payment institutions behind the payment solutions we deliver, we spoke with PAYSTRAX, one of Europe’s fastest-growing payment acquirers and a key strategic partner within the Axcess ecosystem.

Axcess Payment Services has deployed GuardWare’s persistent file-level encryption platform to strengthen the protection of payment and business-critical data in an increasingly remote and interconnected operating environment.

The deployment forms part of Axcess Payment Services’ wider security strategy to address one of the most challenging areas in modern payments security: protecting sensitive data once it leaves traditional security boundaries.

Axcess Payment Services, the technology division of Axcess Payments Group, has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of former Detective Superintendent Steven Greenbank as Financial Crimes and Policy Manager.